Category: Salad
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Chicken, Rice and Artichoke Salad
My mom gave me this recipe. Things always taste better when she makes them but this still came out good! I was missing one ingredient so did a substitution but I don’t think that was the critical piece. Not sure what she did different but I will try to figure it out. For the record,…
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Sweet and Sour Cucumber Salad Recipe
I like cucumbers and find that a just a few plants climbing up a cage can keep us well supplied in cucumbers for the summer. I’m growing a different variety than last year and they are much better, fewer seeds and not all prickly on the outside. The girls like them just plain, sliced in…
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Coleslaw
My youngest requested pulled pork sandwiches and pork shoulder was on sale! I like it when requests line up with sales! I’ve done a few pulled pork variations in the past, including this pulled pork in the slow cooker where you basically make your own barbecue sauce with onions, garlic, chili powder, black pepper, chili…
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Chicken Tacos Tonight, Chicken Salad for Lunch Tomorrow
I cooked up a couple of boneless skinless chicken breasts to make chicken tacos tonight. I started with the recipe here despite the mix of reviews. I was intrigued by the idea of lemonade somehow…but I would definitely classify the chicken as bland. When I tasted some partway through the simmering to reduce the sauce…
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Caprese Salad
You really don’t need a recipe for this. What you need is really good tomatoes and basil and fresh mozzarella. And olive oil. I grew the tomatoes and basil and bought the mozzarella and olive oil. Layer slices of fresh tomatoes and mozzarella, then drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sliced slivers of fresh…